Blues all time XV

[MN5]

@bones said in Blues all time XV:

@mn5 the fact that it's you asking this question just fits so well when you look at the periods they played in.

You might want to jump on the Canes thread and query the selection of Perenara over Preston.

Marty Berry hasnt even been mentioned as an option. I have no time for that thread.

Blowers did win more titles than Braid. Again, genuine question.

[dogmeat]

Good job we're not operating a no assholes selection policy - or else Blues would be very light at lock.

Also think the team is comparatively weak in midfield and at halfback

[Duluth]

Bumping a thread from 4 years ago..

Any of the recent players forcing their way into an all time Blues side now?

[Tim]

@Duluth Rieko Ioane, Papalii, maybe Christie. Akira Ioane on the bench.

[Duluth]

@Tim said in Blues all time XV:

Rieko Ioane

Eroni/Ioane midfield

[Duluth]

@Tim said in Blues all time XV:

Rieko Ioane, Papalii, maybe Christie. Akira Ioane on the bench.

Had a look at my team from 4 years ago

Papali'i and R Ioane into the starting xv. Barrett and A Ioane onto the bench

[edit and Tuipulotu on the bench]

1 Dowd
2 Fitzpatrick
3 Brown
4 Williams
5 R Brooke
6 Kaino
7 Jones Papali'i
8 Z Brooke
9 Tonu'u
10 Spencer
11 Caucaunibuca
12 Stensness E Clarke
13 Clarke R Ioane
14 Rokocoko
15 Howlett

16 Mealamu
17 Woodcock
18 Faumuina
19 Luatua Tuitpupou
20 D Braid A Ioane
21 Devine
22 Nacewa Barrett
23 Toeava

[Mackerzzzz]

1. O Brown
2. S Fitzpatrick
3. C faumauina
4. R Brooke
5. Ali Williams
6. J Kaino
7. M Jones
8. Z Brooke
9. O Tounu'u
10. C Spencer
11. R Caucau
12. S Tuitupou
13. E Clarke
14. J Lomu (can't leave him out so put him on the right)
15. Mills Muliaina
16. K Mealamu
17. T Woodcock
18. C Dowd
19. S Luatua
20. D Papalii
21. F Christie
22. B Barrett
23. R Ioane

[Mackerzzzz]

@Duluth said in Blues all time XV:

@Tim said in Blues all time XV:

Rieko Ioane, Papalii, maybe Christie. Akira Ioane on the bench.

Had a look at my team from 4 years ago

Papali'i and R Ioane into the starting xv. Barrett and A Ioane onto the bench

1 Dowd
2 Fitzpatrick
3 Brown
4 Williams
5 R Brooke
6 Kaino
7 Jones Papali'i
8 Z Brooke
9 Tonu'u
10 Spencer
11 Caucaunibuca
12 Stensness E Clarke
13 Clarke R Ioane
14 Rokocoko
15 Howlett

16 Mealamu
17 Woodcock
18 Faumuina
19 Luatua
20 D Braid A Ioane
21 Devine
22 Nacewa Barrett
23 Toeava

No Jones?

[canefan]

@Mackerzzzz said in Blues all time XV:

@Duluth said in Blues all time XV:

@Tim said in Blues all time XV:

Rieko Ioane, Papalii, maybe Christie. Akira Ioane on the bench.

Had a look at my team from 4 years ago

Papali'i and R Ioane into the starting xv. Barrett and A Ioane onto the bench

1 Dowd
2 Fitzpatrick
3 Brown
4 Williams
5 R Brooke
6 Kaino
7 Jones Papali'i
8 Z Brooke
9 Tonu'u
10 Spencer
11 Caucaunibuca
12 Stensness E Clarke
13 Clarke R Ioane
14 Rokocoko
15 Howlett

16 Mealamu
17 Woodcock
18 Faumuina
19 Luatua
20 D Braid A Ioane
21 Devine
22 Nacewa Barrett
23 Toeava

No Jones?

Sunday game?

[nzzp]

@Mackerzzzz Olo at loosehead?

[ACT Crusader]

@Mackerzzzz said in Blues all time XV:

1. O Brown
2. S Fitzpatrick
3. C faumauina
4. R Brooke
5. Ali Williams
6. J Kaino
7. M Jones
8. Z Brooke
9. O Tounu'u
10. C Spencer
11. R Caucau
12. S Tuitupou
13. E Clarke
14. J Lomu (can't leave him out so put him on the right)
15. Mills Muliaina
16. K Mealamu
17. T Woodcock
18. C Dowd
19. S Luatua
20. D Papalii
21. F Christie
22. B Barrett
23. R Ioane

No Howlett? You’re having a laugh surely… His record for the Blues was phenomenal.

[mariner4life]

@ACT-Crusader said in Blues all time XV:

@Mackerzzzz said in Blues all time XV:

1. O Brown
2. S Fitzpatrick
3. C faumauina
4. R Brooke
5. Ali Williams
6. J Kaino
7. M Jones
8. Z Brooke
9. O Tounu'u
10. C Spencer
11. R Caucau
12. S Tuitupou
13. E Clarke
14. J Lomu (can't leave him out so put him on the right)
15. Mills Muliaina
16. K Mealamu
17. T Woodcock
18. C Dowd
19. S Luatua
20. D Papalii
21. F Christie
22. B Barrett
23. R Ioane

No Howlett? You’re having a laugh surely… His record for the Blues was phenomenal.

to be fair, on the wings you have Joeli, Jonah, Rokocoko, Howlett, Rupeni

It's ridiculous the quality of player they have to leave out

[dogmeat]

This thread perfectly illustrates everything that sucks about the Blues specifically and franchise rugby in general.

Play Olo Brown out of position (or a journeyman like Dowd) and leave the teabag man on the bench

[Duluth]

@dogmeat said in Blues all time XV:

Play Olo Brown out of position

Someone made a mistake. It's not a big deal. Olo finished up in 1998, that's a whole Hoskins Sotutu life time ago. Depending on people ages it's an easy detail to get wrong

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@dogmeat said in Blues all time XV:

(or a journeyman like Dowd)

I picked this one.

To be clear, if I was judging their overall careers (AB's etc) it wouldn't be close, Woodcock would win easily. TW played better rugby at Test level than he did for the Blues IMO. Still very good for the Blues of course.
I'm comfortable leaning towards the great front row combo of the first few years

[dogmeat]

@Duluth said in Blues all time XV:

To be clear, if I was judging their overall careers (AB's etc) it wouldn't be close, Woodcock would win easily. TW played better rugby at Test level than he did for the Blues IMO. Still very good for the Blues of course.
I'm comfortable leaning towards the great front row combo of the first few years

I get where you're coming from but Dowd had the advantage of playing for one of the greatest Super teams ever and Woody - didn't. No wonder he looked good.

[Duluth]

@dogmeat

What's your 23?

[dogmeat]

@Duluth hang on I'm trying to work out whether to pick Waqaseduadua on the wing or at FB...

[Tim]

Trying to think of a Harbour players for the Blues XV. Hmm.

1 Woodcock
2 Parsons
3 Mafileo
4 Boric
5 Cowley-Tuioti
6 Flavell
7
8 Cribb
9 Hall
10 Evans
11
12 McAlister
13
14
15

[Duluth]

@Tim

This list should help:
Players that played for Harbour and the Blues at some stage in their careers

I think you got most of the good ones on the first pass

[Tim]

@Duluth Thanks!